The bright lights of the city are a pretty site to see
  Perhaps they're extra pretty to a country girl like me
  Temptation waits at every turn and it won't let me be
  So mama when you pray tonight
  Say a special prayer for me
  I miss your tender good-night kiss of love and understanding
  The good-night kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding
  So mama when you pray tonight
  And while you're on your knees
  Mama say a special prayer for me
  
  The nights get cold and lonely
  When you're faraway from home
  And lonely makes it easy for a good girl to go wrong
  Evil eyes search through the night for lonely girls like me
  So mama when you pray tonight
  Say a special prayer for me
  
  I miss your tender good-night kiss of love and understanding
  These good-night kisses I get now are cruel and so demanding
  So mama when you pray tonight
  And while you're on your knees
  Mama say a special prayer for me